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IRON SHIP. J 10.267,371., Patented Nov. 14, 1882.

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JAMES BEES, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

IRON SHIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 267,371, dated November 14, 1882,

Application hled March 22, 1882. (No model.)

To alt whom it may cof/tecra:

Be it known that I, JAMES BEES, of Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful improvement in the construction of steamboats and other water-craft; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the acccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

My invention relates tO an improvement in the construction of steamboats and other watercraft, particularly the longitudinal partitions or bulk-heads7 in the hull thereof, especially the upper and lower side of said partition, between the ribs of the hull; and it consistsin the combination of a hanged attachment plate with the partition-plates and ribs of the vessel, as will hereinafter more fully and atlarge appear.

To enable others skilled in the art with which my invention is most nearly connected to make and use it, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

In the accompanying drawings. which form part of my specification, Figure l is a longitudinal section of the hull of the vessel. Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the hull of the vessel. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the hanged attachment plate. Fig. Llis a vertical and transverse section of the. partition or bulk-head, with the hanged attachment plates riveted to the top and bottom sides thereof.

Reference being had to the accompanying drawings, A represents the hull of the vessel, constructed of sheet iron or steel; B B B, the ribs, which are constructed of angle-iron, to which ribs the sheet-metal plates of the shell are riveted. The partitionsor bulk-heads C are constructed of sheet-metal plates riveted together at ct. To the upper side ot' the partition l or bulkhead G are riveted, at b, strips D, of

angle-iron, to which are riveted angle attach ment pieces E, which are riveted to the beams F, which support the hoor G, or deck of the vessel. To the lower side of the partition or bulk-head C is riveted, at c, the flanged attachment plate H represented in Fig. 3, which attachment plate is htted between the ribs B,

constructed of angle-iron, and its flanges g, 5o

riveted to said ribs, as indicated at d, and to the shell of the vessel, as indicated at c. Between the hanges g of the attachment plate H are placed pieces of sheet metal It. By htting the hanged attachment pieces H between the ribs B, and riveting them thereto and to the shell ot" the vessel, as indicated at e, the partition or bulk-head G can be made watertight, so that the compartments J K L IVI formed by said partitions or bulk-heads C will 6o tachment pieces H, secured to the beams F, 7o

deck G, and to the upper side of the partition or bulk-head G.

- By the employment of the hanged attachment pieces H in combination with the ribs B, the attachment of the partition or bulkhead C to the shell of the vessel and making it water-tight is greatly simplihed and facilitated, and increased strength of the vessel secured.

Having thus described my improvement, 8oY

what I claim as ot' my invention is- 1. Ina vessel constructed of sheet iron or steel, the combination of the hanged attachment pieces H, constructed as shown in Fig. 3,

ribs B, and partition or bulk-bead C, substantially as herein described,and for the purpose set forth.

'2. In a vessel constructed of sheet iron or steel, the combination of the hanged attachment pieces H, constructed as shown in Fig. 9o

3, ribs B, and partition or bulk-head C, beams F, and deck Gr, substantially as herein described, and for the purpose set forth.

JAMES sans.

Witnesses: Y

A. G. J OHNs'rON, C. S. JOHNSTON.

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